How to use "tough" in a sentence

It wasn't really fair to give you such a tough decision to make, but I knew you'd be strong enough."

She thought of herself as a tough, competent, levelheaded woman who was able to deal with anything life threw at her, and she was disturbed by her continuing inability to accept Danny's death.

She would be sufficiently tough on herself to stay in touch with reality - as unpleasant as reality might be

She was tough

Bill Jaborski was smart, tough, clever, and filled with respect for the danger in what he did

Physically, he was still hard, tough; but mentally and emotionally, he was softer than he had been in his prime

I'm merely asking a tough question

I had just finished cutting some meat, which was very tough, and said, waving the knife in a way that was not at all appropriate for a vicar, that anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe would be doing the world a favour.

In fact, I felt rather happy at the thought of no more burnt vegetables and tough meat.